CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains scenes about domestic abuse.
Caleb ran another UA one shot. This one is far darker than the last one.
2017-06-13 05:53:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Looks like we've already covered Vampire Kingdoms in After Hours, so Faust picked Warlords of Russia to explore. What's in post-apocalyptic Russia? Medieval peasants and combat cyborgs. Oh and hordes of monsters. And as many Russian stereotypes you can shake a bear at.
2017-06-09 21:50:10 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to start posting the triptych APs that you guys got access to months ago. Instead of reposting it, I'll just link to the original post.
2017-06-07 03:13:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Two RPPR fans and fellow podcasters, Noah and Jeb visited us a few weeks back and they brought gifts. Namely, a stack of old RPGs and Dragon magazines. Aaron, Shaun, I, and our two guests sampled a bit from these new additions to the After Hours library. It's an eclectic mixture, to say the least.
Be sure to check out Maple Syrup, Blood Money , Noah's podcast on Riverdale!
If the excellent two part Cottonwood were turned into a movie or a HBO series, this is how the poster would look. Thanks for supporting the RPPR Patreon!
More Gate 9 action! This time the team visits a pocket universe that may contain infinite knowledge or an existential threat to humanity OR MAYBE BOTH? Let's find out!
2017-06-01 04:07:58 +0000 UTC View Post
A group of hapless civilians owes a powerbroker a big favor. They need to find certain baked goods, just waiting in a field somewhere outside of Kansas City. Why are they so important? Who is willing to kill for them? What the hell is going on? Find out in our first game of Unknown Armies!
2017-05-26 17:49:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I ran Caleb, Tom, Other David, and Shaun through my 2016 DG Shotgun Scenario, Bestow. I also used the shotgun scenario Unfriendly to add some extra flavor. THINGS WENT WELL :D
2017-05-21 05:38:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The final game in the RPPR Triptych, this Eclipse Phase one shot features a group of Firewall sentinels investigating a hidden hypercorp research facility with a dark secret. There is a short prologue scene involving the hapless test subjects of the facility that serves as a tutorial for the new players. Enjoy!
2017-05-17 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Thad showed up in Springfield last year so I ran a one shot where he got to play Sparkles, the magical unicorn! This side game is set in the same continuity as Gate 9.
2017-05-15 18:21:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I ran a one shot of Magical Fury, a PbtA magical girl themed RPG last year. Now I have time to post it! Enjoy my Madoka-knockoff game of feels and animu.
2017-05-09 06:07:26 +0000 UTC View Post
After watching the first episode of American Gods, I wondered what other gods could be lurking in America. Caleb, Tom, and I discuss that and I review a very complex 3E module from Necromancer Games called Chaos Rising. It's about a quest to retrieve an amulet that houses the soul of the Faceless Lord. In order to get it, the heroes must find and carry a 500 pound platinum anvil that radiates anti-magic through 2 nested demi planes. Then it gets weird. Tom also reviews After The Bomb: England.&n...
2017-05-06 21:00:53 +0000 UTC View Post
After I returned from my trip to Peru, I ran a Trail of Cthulhu scenario based on what I learned about the Inca. Anyway, I added some mythos horror because me. Enjoy!
2017-05-04 22:46:38 +0000 UTC View Post
In the post-apocalyptic hellscape that is Rifts England, skyscraper sized trees are very insecure about their popularity. That's why they bribe their friends with magic leaves, sticks, and bark. Also, King Arr'thuu (yes that is his name) wields Caliber-X to protect New Camelot from evil forces. Little does he know his girlfriend, Guinvere, is actually an alien intelligence. Well, part of one. A fragment, really. Like Mrrlyn. It's complicated.
Come see what Synthtopia, the perfect corporate offshore paradise looks like! Come for the mall, stay for the addictive drugs! We also have included two sketched maps of Synthtopia interiors, perfect as aids to run sweet gun battles! Listen to the scenario this is based on.
2017-05-02 02:01:51 +0000 UTC View Post
More Base Raiders! More drama! More theft of government property?
2017-04-28 23:14:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the second in our triptych of portrait painting themed APs. I finally got to run Spirit of 77, a 1970s grindhouse/exploitation themed PbtA RPG. In this scenario, a group of investigators look into a mysterious country club and its new patrons. It seems that the city's elite are now beholden to a secretive group with a dark agenda...
2017-04-25 20:54:40 +0000 UTC View Post
"It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia."
Frank Zappa
2017-04-23 20:40:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Jeff Barber, the creator of Blue Planet and Upwind, stopped by Springfield to run a special one shot of Blue Planet! We played a group of spec ops badasses investigating a remote underwater lab that went dark...for reasons.
2017-04-18 03:40:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Ethan from the Technical Difficulties podcast came down to Springfield to run a Cthulhu-themed Civil War scenario using the Red Markets rules set. Escaped slaves try to survive in the Great Dismal Swamp! It turns out that the name is rather accurate.
2017-04-13 00:33:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Grimdark is an important characteristic of many RPGs, comics, movies, and video games these days. But what IS grimdark? How do you define it? Can you measure it? Caleb, Dan, Tom, and I got together to discuss this very important topic. Also, a listener sent me a copy of Monte Cook's World of Darkness, so I just HAD to review it. It's, uh, a bit of a doozy. Tom tries to review Project Twilight from the old World of Darkness as well.
The end draws nigh! Find out the truth behind what Two Banners stands for! Drama! Planning! ONLY ONE EPISODE LEFT :O :O :O
2017-04-07 20:40:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Atlantis is too big of a book to cover in just one episode, so Faust, Shaun, and I delve into it again! We cover everything tattoo magic to bio-wizardry. Atlantis is basically the interdimensional super mall of evil, so there's a lot of crazy stuff to buy. It's the ultimate murderhobo shopping list.
2017-04-05 23:05:54 +0000 UTC View Post
A group of outsiders gazes upon the true architect of the City. This is a scene from the one shot, Journey to the City.
Thanks to Patsy for the artwork!
2017-04-04 22:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post
More base raiding! More compels! More threats to humanity! Since the last episode was short, I decided to release the next episode early. Enjoy!
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2017-04-02 18:51:47 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the campaign finale for Working Group Icarus. You can assume all the agents went to the nice farm upstate, to be with the other retired Delta Green agents.
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2017-03-24 19:31:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the last month, I've run 3 games in 3 different systems (Red Markets, Spirit of 77, and Eclipse Phase) for the Armitage Files group (Bill, Melissa, Jason, Renee, and Aaron). The first was in Red Markets, to show some of the players what the game was like. After they chose a job that involved a famous painting, I decided to add a painting in each of the other games I ran. This is the first of my RPG "triptych." Enjoy!
2017-03-23 21:42:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, mistakes are possibly made. Also, possible destruction of the entire planet. In summary, Base Raiders is a rich tapestry with layers upon layers.
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2017-03-17 22:16:56 +0000 UTC View Post
It's near the end of the line for Fallen Flag but they still have time for more job in big sky country.
2017-03-13 03:46:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Atlantis is the heart of the Rifts setting, even moreso than North America. It's an evil empire run by a godlike alien intelligence who just wants to sell you some rune swords and slaves. It is the ultimate RPG shop for murderhobos. Faust, Shaun, and I delve into the geography and culture of Atlantis, at least as much as we can in one episode. Clearly, this will be a two parter. Check out that swole owl man!